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Quick update on some plants (9 pics)
I've been a little busy but plant-watching on weekends is a MUST. So here are some observations :)The little Aloinopsis schooneesii have started to grow after a winter pause. This one is still growing...
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Risks of a conditions change (3 pics)
When I first moved to my new place I was pretty worried the new conditions would not be sufficient for my plants. I expected losses and some of them indeed died, although those were not feeling well...
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Non-mesembs (2 pics)
Something is happening here...and something is definitely happening here!
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Small plants (5 pics)
I'm fond of small plants. I guess that's why I'm growing lithops. But also among lithops I like the smaller, more compact plants and, in truth, the smaller the plant the easier it is to care for it...
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More thoughts on "downsizing" (4 pics)
I've been thinking further on the topic of getting our nursery-grown plants adapted to the windowsill conditions. And the more I think about it the more I am convinced that, well, size matters. I was...
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Lithops experiment part 1 (7 pics)
Today I went to a hardware store in Luxembourg and did something I would not normally do - I bought three Lithops plants that are in such a bad shape I very much doubt they'll survive. The reason...
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Frithis pulchra blooming
My Frithias definitely like the new apartment more than the old one :)
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New pebbles (4 pics)
Since I have much more room now I'm getting more plants. I've sown some too but the heatwave is trying very hard to ruin it. The adult plants are truly enjoying it! It's 38°C in the shade, no idea how...
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New pebbles 2 (5 pics)
I'll continue the introductions :)The new guys are the lovely L. dinteri C206 from Cono's Paradise nursery (german), L. lesliei v. hornii C015 from Rare Plants nursery (czech) and some surprisingly...
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New pebbles 3 (3 pics)
I tried to grow L. verruculosa before but the plants didn't survived in the long run. This time I got some nicely grown specimen from Kakteen Haage nursery and they are such beauties, especially when...
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Dear readers, as you might know I went to the Cactus and Succulent Market in Essen on Sunday July 5th and I would rather post a long report about that but there is a pressing matter I feel like I have...
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Cactus & Succulent Market in Essen on July 5th (6 pics)
Back to business :)I have spent such a wonderful day in Essen. I think my friend was pretty bored but I needed to see all those lovely plants in detail so I was just wandering from table to table,...
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Newcomers - Lithops (13 pics)
Firstly, I'd like to introduce the new lithops I got from Klaus Ingenwepelt. I bought a couple of plants of each kind so there are actually more plants than the photos below and they are still in their...
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Newcomers - other Mesembs (15 pics)
The other Mesembs I got in Essen mostly have familiar names but also some that are new to me. I'm very excited to grow them all on the windowsill.My experience with Cheiridopsis was positive so far so...
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Lithops experiment part 2 (2 pics)
It has been five weeks since I started the experiment to see if badly etiolated (is this the term for a plant out of shape due to a lack of light and too much watering?) lithops plants can be saved and...
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Conophytum uviforme ssp. uviforme waking up (3 pics)
I went by the book and started watering my conophytums around August 1st but not all of them have woken up yet (or at least not very visibly). Interestingly while the conos I bought this year are quite...
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Conophytum fulleri waking up (8 pics)
Today I had the pleasure of witnessing this wonderful conophytum flower! ♥How did it come to this? I've been trying to wake the conophytums. Some of them are already far along like the one from the...
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Recent flowering delights (4 pics)
I'm not even mentioning the Delosperma harazianum here which has been a constant delight. It is just flowering non-stop all year around! Any takers for seeds?In fact, I have other beauties here that...
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Frithia pulchra leaf close-up (2 pics)
Just wanted to show you this because it's so pretty :)(Click for XXL)
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